Description
Product ID: | 9780486268774 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Series: | Thrift Editions |
Title: | Oedipus Rex |
Authors: | Author: Sir Young, Sophocles Sophocles |
Page Count: | 64 |
Subjects: | Plays, playscripts, Plays, playscripts |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Landmark of Western drama concerns the catastrophe that ensues when King Oedipus discovers he has inadvertently killed his father and married his mother. Masterly construction, dramatic irony. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative. One of the greatest of the classic Greek tragedies and a masterpiece of dramatic construction. Catastrophe ensues when King Oedipus discovers he has inadvertently killed his father and married his mother. Masterly use of dramatic irony greatly intensifies impact of agonizing events. Sophocles'' finest play, Oedipus Rex ranks as a towering landmark of Western drama. Explanatory footnotes. |
Imprint Name: | Dover Publications Inc. |
Publisher Name: | Dover Publications Inc. |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2000-02-01 |